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god-spell

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Þá apostolas wǽron gefylde þurh godspelles láre, Bl. H. 133, 32. Cóm se Hǽlend Godes ríces godspell bodigende and cweðende: ... 'Gelýfaþ þám godspelle,' Mk. 1, 14-15. Þonne gé faran godspel tó lǽrenne, Bl. H. 233, 17. <b>I a.

magan

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Wite þú for sóð, gif ꝥ þíne ágne welan wǽron þe þú mǽndest ꝥ þú forlure, ne mihtest þú hí forleósan, Bt. 7, 3 ; F. 20, 18. Hé geséþ swá eáþelíce crístenne magan þolian ipse testatur Tam facile Xpianum posse carere, Angl. xiii. 389, 337. c. i.

sittan

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Hí x geár ymbe þá burg (Troy) sittende wǽron and feohtende, 1, 11; S. 50, 13. Be blǽdrum ðe on mannes nebbe sittað, Lch. i. 86, 6. Add þǽr sæt on þám lande swýðe swýþlic hungor vehemens fames incubuerat, Gr. D. 251, 10.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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Hyrdas wǽron waciende and nihtwæccan healdende ofer heora heorda, Lk. Skt. 2, 8. in a bad sense, to watch, be on the watch to injure Wacaþ se ealda, Fragm. Kmbl. 61; Leás. 32. (v. Blickl. Homl. 227, 7) wacian

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Ðá cwæþ Petrus wǽre ðú mid ðínum fæder ðá hé mé swá ládode ðæt hie mé ne gegripon then said Peter 'Wast thou with thy father when he made such excuse for me that they did not seize me?' Blickl. Homl. 151, 26.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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For hwam wolde gé secgan oððe singan, ðæt ic gesǽllíc mon wǽre, Met. 2, 17. of other living creatures Earn sang hildeleóþ, Judth. Thw. 24, 28 ; Jud. 211. Wulfas sungon ǽfenleóþ, Cd.

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Cyning cunnode hwilc ðæes æðelinges ellen wǽre stíðum wordum : 'Ðú scealt mé onsecgan sunu ðínne,' Cd. Th. 172, 22 ; Gen. 2848. harsh to the taste Ðeós wyrt biþ ðam góman stíð and wiðerrǽde for mete geþiged, Lchdm. i. 300, 10.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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se ðe wilnaþ ðæt mon nánre ryhtwísnesse fore him ne wandige ille se ipso amplius veri*-*tatem desiderat amari, qui sibi a nullo vult contra veritatem parci, Past. 19; Swt. 145, 17. with a clause Sanctus Paulus geliéfde, ðæt hé swá micele unscyldigra wǽre

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Hé bebeád ðæt mon nǽnne mon ne slóge, and eác ðæt man nánuht ne wanade ne ne yfelade ðæs ðe on ðǽm ciricum wǽre dato prae*-*cepto, ut si qui in sancta loca confugissent, hos inviolatos securosque esse sinerent, Ors. 6, 38 ; Swt. 296, 32. (3 a) to weaken

Linked entry: a-wanian

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see totake heed toguardkeepto lay tchargelay the blame ofimputeto godepart

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Hwæt sió syn wǽre, ðe him seó cwén wite, Elen. Kmbl. 832 ; El. 416. Ic eom swíðe gefiónde ðætte gé woldon ǽnige wuht eów selfum wítan (wiétan, Halt. MS.), ǽr ic hit eów wite. Hit is gód ðæt gé hit nú wiétun (wíton, Hatt.

Linked entry: ge-wítan

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Hí cwǽdon him tó þæt þæt wǽre ðæs Hǽlendes fær, Hml. Th. i. 152, 13-15. Hwæt is þæs Hǽlendes stede, oððe hwæt is his fær?, 156, 33.

Linked entry: færbu

ge-sprecan

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L. 3, where the object is that which is spoken about, to speak about Þá wǽre and þá winetreówe þe git on ǽrdagum oft gesprǽcon, Bo. 52. the object a clause Wæs gesprecen ðurh Salomonn bi ðǽm Wísdóme ðæt se Wísdóm wille sóna fleón ðone ðe hine fliéhð

ge-swícan

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L. 18, 1. of things Bléda gedreósað, wynna gewítað, wǽra geswícað, Rún. 29. Geswicen euanuerunt, An. Ox. 3980. Geswícan mitescere, 3852. Hé hire swingele behét gif heó suwian nolde.

ge-wis

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.) :-- Him for án þúhte ꝥ hé þæs gewiss wǽre, ꝥ hé ǽlcne man gecneówe the only thing he seemed certain of was, that he knew everybody, Hml.

lufu

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V. an object of desire :-- Hú sægde hire his lust and willan, ꝥ his lufu wǽre ꝥ hé þá stówe neósode þára eádigra apostola indicauit ei desiderium sibi inesse beatorum apostolorum limina uisitandi, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 657, 14. in phrases with a preposition

lócian

(v.)
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Þeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on tó lócienne, 6 ; F. 14, 27. with the object or direction left indeterminate, to possess the power of vision, to see Eágan hí habbað and hig ne lóciað (uidebunt), Ps. L. 134, 16.

open

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H. 125, 30. not covered so as to be concealed, exposed Hé hordwynne fond opene standan, B. 2271. of a passage or space, without obstructions Ne mihte nǽnig hróf on beón on ðǽre cirican . . . ac þæt se weg ðǽr wǽre á tó heofonum open, Shrn. 81, 10. of

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Hit betere wǽre ðæt heora seht tógædere wurde ðonne hý ǽnigesace hym betweónan heóldan it would be better that they should come to an agreement than that they should carry on any suit between them, Chart. Th. 377, 3. jurisdiction in litigious suits.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

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For ðý ic wolde ðæt hié ealneg æt ðære stówe wǽren, Past. pref. ; Swt. 9, 5. For ðon hé ðis dyde ðæt hé wolde ðæt hié ne wǽron gedréfede, Blickl. Homl. 17, I. IVa. to like Wolde ic freóndscipe ðínne, gif ic mihte, begitan, Andr. Kmbl. 956; An. 478.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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</b> place, sphere of action :-- Gif ealle men on worulde ríce wǽron, ðonne næfde seó mildheortnys nǽnne stede, Wulfst. 287, 9. of position in the case of a moving body Ne stira ðú, sunne, of ðam stede furðor ongeán Gabaon ...

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede